EU protest

EU protest

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Deputies hold pictures of Ingrid Betancourt, a Franco-Colombian being held by guerrillas in Colombia, during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Betancourt, now 46, was abducted in February 2002 as she was campaigning for the Colombian presidency. She is one of a group of 39 hostages the rebels are proposing to exchange for 500 of their own being held in prison.

Deputies hold pictures of Ingrid Betancourt, a Franco-Colombian being held by guerrillas in Colombia, during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Betancourt, now 46, was abducted in February 2002 as she was campaigning for the Colombian presidency. She is one of a group of 39 hostages the rebels are proposing to exchange for 500 of their own being held in prison. (Olivier Morin / AFP / Getty Images)

Deputies hold pictures of Ingrid Betancourt, a Franco-Colombian being held by guerrillas in Colombia, during a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Betancourt, now 46, was abducted in February 2002 as she was campaigning for the Colombian presidency. She is one of a group of 39 hostages the rebels are proposing to exchange for 500 of their own being held in prison.